upcoming shows
All Atheists Are Muslim
You may be more Muslim than you think!
written and performed by Zahra Noorbakhsh,
directed by W. Kamau Bell
“Something to believe in”
Iranian-American finds humor in faith, family
by Aline Reynolds
Read the full review at Downtown Express
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT “ALL ATHEISTS ARE MUSLIM”:
“Noorbakhsh’s show seeks to skewer stereotypes as much as it elicits laughs from them.” – The San Francisco Chronicle
“Fucking delightful! Funny, moving, and, above all…Universal.” –The Daily Californian
Can Zahra have her Atheist and stay Muslim too? You see, it’s time for Zahra and Duncan to move in together. Duncan doesn’t know this, but Zahra does. She’s sure of it… mostly. And even if she’s not 100% sure, she knows he’ll need some time ruminating, deliberating… Oops, Duncan actually said yes! And he wants to move in now! That’s OK, that’s OK. In fact, that’s good. Right? Now, Zahra just needs to mention to her parents that it makes perfect sense for Duncan to move in with her.
That’s right, she just needs to let her immigrant, Iranian, Muslim parents know that her Southern Californian, white, Atheist—non-believing, infidel— boyfriend — who she has no intention of marrying anytime soon —- should move in with her. And in the process, she doesn’t want to get disowned… or forced into an arranged marriage… or end up stoned in a ditch in her parent’s backyard. (OK, maybe she’s not so worried about that last one… The Tea Party doesn’t allow that kind of thing in Danville.)
Can Zahra do it? Come find out all this and more at the show, “All Atheists are Muslim.” You just might find out you’re more Muslim than you think.
WARNING: The first 3 rows may be converted to Islam.
Love, Inshallah: The Secret Lives of Muslim Women
Zahra is a contributor to the book Love, Inshallah: The Secret Lives of Muslim Women, a compilation of short stories edited by Ayesha A. Mattu and Nura Maznavi. To learn how you can also contribute stories, click here.
past shows
DISoriented
Cultural indigestion, color-blindness and inter-ethnic vertigo. Is there a cure? Is it treatable? Is it contagious? That’s what three women, Zahra, Thao and Coke — Iranian, Vietnamese and Okinawan/Japanese — try to find out as they aim to DIS-orient themselves from external stereotypes and internal expectations. More about DISoriented »comments
